A SUCCESSFUL THIEFCATCHER.
A native traveller in Japan bought two snapping turtles, and being afraid that he Avould be charged heavily for their transportation as live animals on the train, he placed them in a small portable trunk which he carried. The Japan "Weekly Mail" tells of an adventure that befell the man and his turtles.
When he got on the train he held the trunk so carefully under his arm that a thief Avho Avas in the crowd Avas sure the man had something valuable in the box. So he got into the same car and took an adjoining seat. Taking the first opportunity, he cut a small hole in the trunk Ayith a sharp knife and slipped in his hand.
About this time the turtles concluded that there Avas "something doing," and they took hold of his fingers in a hearty Avay. Gritting his teeth, the thief tried to AvithdraAV his hand, but he could not. Then he howled, and the owner of the trunk seized him and turned him over to the train people, who at the next station gave him to a policeman.
The incident, however, Avas not closed until the traveller was punished for violation of the railway regulations.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 179, 29 July 1903, Page 9 (Supplement)
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204A SUCCESSFUL THIEFCATCHER. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 179, 29 July 1903, Page 9 (Supplement)
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